Netscape doesn't include any instructions for setting up helper apps. w/ unix. For example, I want to run VRML directly from netscape. Great! So, I go to preferences/Navigator/Applications and create a new mime-type called x-world/x-vrml. I then tell it that this is for extension wrl. I tell it to execute the shell string /usr/local/bin/vrweb -URL '%u' -remote %s. This is perfect as far as I'm concerned. HOWEVER, what netscape does is truly twisted. Instead of just issuing this command string, it genererates ((/usr/local/bin/vrweb -URL 'http:/website.com/*.wrl' -remote /tmp/MO*.wrl); rm /tmp/MO*.wrl)& and issues that.
Now this appears to be fine, however, it doesn't execute. Netscape complains: sh: -c: line 1: missing closing ')' for arithmetic expression sh: -c: line 1: syntax error near unexpected token `;' sh: -c: line 1: ((<command line here>); rm /tmp/MO*.wrl)& So to humor netscape, I add an extra ')' at the end of my incantation which gets rid of errors 1 and 2 BUT replaces them with an error which indicates that the & is too close to the ')' and my shell is confused. WHAT the HELL is going on here??? When they say unsupported, I guess they mean truly untested by human hands. I'm going to start downloading .wrl files via amaya and I may just go to using that on a permanent basis. But if anyone can tell what the heck gives with this stuff, I'd be glad to fix my end :) -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .